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Posts Tagged ‘Alan Rickman’


First Trailer for ‘Gambit’ with Cameron Diaz and Colin Firth Arrives

by Chris Ullrich, Sep 20 2012 // 12:00 PM

Before you get too excited, no this isn’t a story about an X-Men movie featuring the character Gambit and starring Colin Firth as Professor X. Sorry. It is, however, a story about a remake of a 1966 movie starring Michael Cain and Shirley McLaine. And yes, Michael Cain played Alfred in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy.

See, we can bring it home and find a hook for our audience. That’s you, btw. Plus, as a bonus, this remake also stars Alan Rickman, who played Snape in the Harry Potter films. Boom!

Anyway, enough of that. There’s a trailer out for the remake, which was written by the Coen brothers (not just the trailer, the whole movie in fact), and it features, along with Alan Rickman, Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz.

The film? It’s about a terrible man (Rickman) and his long-suffering assistant (Firth) who finally snaps and hatches a scheme to sell his boss a fake painting and steal the cash when he sells the real one. He attempts this with the help of a country bumpkin (Diaz) who also has scemes of her own. Don’t they all?

Look for Gambit in theaters November 21st. Check out the trailer after the break.

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Posted in: Movies · News · Trailers
Tagged: Alan Rickman, Cameron Diaz, Colin Firth, Con Men, Ethan Coen, Gambit, Joel Coen, Michael Cain, Movies, the Coen brothers, Trailer
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Monday Picks: ‘Die Hard’

by Douglas Barnett, Dec 19 2011 // 4:30 PM

This week’s Monday Pick is the John McTiernan holiday action classic Die Hard. It stars Bruce Willis as tough New York cop John McClane who arrives in Los Angeles during the Christmas holidays to reconcile with his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) who works as an executive with the Nakatomi corporation.

As McClane and his wife try to patch up their troubled marriage, the Christmas party is crashed by a group of thieves demanding that the CEO of the company open the vault which houses over six hundred and forty million dollars in barrow bonds. Alone and outgunned, McClane maneuvers through the building bumping off as many terrorists as he can while he tries to find out what their real plans are.

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Posted in: 20th Century Fox · Academy Awards · Action · Blu-Ray · Books · Classics · DVD · DVD Reviews · Holiday · Monday Picks · Movies · Netflix
Tagged: Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Clarence Gilyard, De'Voreaux White, Dennis Hayden, Lorenzo Caccialanza, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, Robert Davi
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Film Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II’

by Nat Almirall, Jul 15 2011 // 2:00 PM

The story picks up where Part I left off. If you really need to know, you can always rewatch the last movie (Heaven help you), but I’m a casual fan and had no trouble jumping right in. Harry and co are holed up in the Weasley family safehouse with Mr. Ollivander (John Hurt) and one of the goblin bankers of the Wizard World’s enormous vault Gringott’s. The group needs him to break into the vault and destroy a chalice that holds part of the soul of Lord Voldemort (or “Horcruxes” for the Potter fans)—and break in (and escape) they do. I’m pretty sure the entire sequence is the most accurate movie representation of the US’s financial collapse we’re likely to see.

From there they travel back to the wizarding school Hogwarts to destroy another Horcrux and oust Snape as the acting Headmaster. At the same time, Voldemort’s army (why was the wizarding world so scared of him before? It appears the whole of them were his allies?) prepares to march on Hogwarts while Harry scrambles to finish up the tasks that will ensure Voldemort’s total destruction. I won’t dwell on recapping because 1) it’s not particularly necessary and 2) anyone reading this will likely already know, so we may as well just get right into the review.

For all the complaints that were and could be (justifiably) leveled against Part I, Part II is a rather wonderful return to form, evoking the grandeur of the previous Potter films but furthering it with higher stakes and a more serious tone. Many have lauded the later Potter films for their “darkness,” and while I didn’t quite agree with them then, the credit is now well deserved.

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Posted in: Fantasy · Movies · Reviews · Warner Bros
Tagged: Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Emma Watson, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Helena Bonham Carter, J.K. Rowling, John Hurt, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint, Warner Bros
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The Newest ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2’ Trailer Promises Epicness

by Jonathan Weilbaecher, Jun 17 2011 // 8:00 AM

Harry Potter has been a generation defining cinematic event. Never before has a film franchise gripped the collective imaginations of so many for nearly an entire decade. Since 2001 there have been 8 Harry Potter movies, all of them have been well received, some are bordering on classic of an age. Today Warner Bros. released the latest and likely last trailer for the final chapter.

Apple has the new trailer and it delivers on just about every note. Showcasing large battles, epic moments and even some love sprinkled in for the ladies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is primed to be the most exciting Potter movie yet.

The trailer plays heavy on the idea that this is not just the last movie in a series, but it is the finale of one the biggest things ever on the big screen. There are elements of past films in the trailer that really sell the notion that something bigger than a standard blockbuster is at play here. Also seeing as many of the side characters as possible getting screen time in the trailer is such a fitting way sell the best cast fantasy franchise this side of middle earth.

Check out the trailer after the jump.

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Posted in: Action · Adaptation · Fantasy · Harry Potter · Movies · News · Trailers · Video · Warner Bros
Tagged: Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Radcliff, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Helena Bonham Carter, J.K. Rowling, Jason Isaacs, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt, Julie Walters, Maggie Smith, Matthew Lewis, Michael Gambon, Part 2, Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Trailer, Warner Bros, Warwick Davis
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Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Part 1

by Jane Almirall, Nov 19 2010 // 7:00 AM

There is an inherent twinge (and by ‘twinge’ I mean big-ass boatload) of sadness that I feel when I reach the end of a beloved book, television series or film. This is one of the reasons that I am perfectly fine with the decision to divide Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two parts – all the better to prolong (and put-off) the end to a long, rich story.

While I heard some grumbling about the two-part split appearing to be a greedy cash-grab (and the studio does stand to earn a sizable fortune by doing so), I genuinely think that drawing out the story into two separate films serves to better adapt the original source material – which has such an epic scope.

So far, I have been very impressed with the way in which director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) has handled the Harry Potter film series and Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part 1 is no exception.  As the students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have matured, so have the films – which have become increasingly darker in tone as they progress.

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Posted in: Action · Adaptation · Fantasy · Harry Potter · Movies · Reviews
Tagged: Alan Rickman, Dan Radcliffe, David Yates, Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint
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Review: ‘Alice In Wonderland’

by Shannon Hood, Mar 5 2010 // 9:00 AM

Even when he tackles darker subject matter, Tim Burton always manages to bring a touch of whimsy to his films.  On the surface, Alice in Wonderland seems to be the perfect tale for the eccentric filmmaker to put his own spin on. With Alice oscillating wildly between giant and diminutive proportions, two queens vying for control of the land, and anthropomorphic fauna and animals, the tale seems ripe for a wild re-imagining.

Trouble is, Burton leaves the enchantment at home along with warmth and heart. The resulting movie is rather cold, devoid of color and brightness (save for the mad hatter’s shock of orange hair and startling green eyes) and not a lot of fun. I’m not saying that makes it bad, but it was very different from what I was expecting.

In this particular retelling, Alice is a grown woman instead of a little girl. At a large party she learns she is to marry a stodgy bore of a man. She rushes off to be by herself and falls down the rabbit hole into the “underworld.”  There she encounters the characters that we are all familiar with. There is the white rabbit (voiced by Michael Sheen), the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry), the stoned-out-of-his-cocoon caterpillar (Alan Rickman), and of course, the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp.)

This version of the  Mad Hatter is a more tragic character with a brutal back story to explain his madness.  I found Depp’s portrayal of the Hatter annoying and frenetic, crazy for the sake of being crazy. He drifts in and out of a heavy Scottish brogue for reasons not immediately clear.  I wish the character had been toned down a bit as I think it would have made him a little more likable.

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Posted in: 3-D · Action · Fantasy · Movies · Reviews
Tagged: 3D, Alan Rickman, Alice in Wonderland, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Movies, review, Stephen Fry, Tim Burton
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New Featurette Gives Us A Sneak Peak At ‘Alice In Wonderland’

by Sebastian Suchecki, Jan 28 2010 // 11:00 AM

Picture 1Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is certainly turning heads with every new image and trailer that the film has to offer. Mostly because of how outrageous Burton’s style seems to be with this timeless classic, and of course his continued success when partnering up with Johnny Depp.

Fans of both Depp and Burton will get an eyeful in this new clip that’s been released for the film. In it, we get a glimpse at Depp, while he talks about Burton’s take on the classic. Also, some great shots of Twiddle-Dee and Twiddle-Dum, as well as the Cheshire Cat and even Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts.

The film also stars Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hatheway, Alan Rickman, Kingdom’s Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, and Mia Wasikowska as the titular Alice.

Check out the clip after the jump, and be sure to see much more from Burton’s wild new world as time draws closer to the March 5th release date. There are also rumors that Disney is buying time during next Sunday’s Super Bowl for an extended trailer, so be sure to get your DVR’s ready!

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Posted in: 3-D · Action · Disney · Fantasy · IMAX · Kids · Movies · News · Trailers · Video
Tagged: 3D, Alan Rickman, Alice in Wonderland, Anne Hatheway, Christopher Lee, Disney, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Stephen Fry, Tim Burton
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SDCC: Johnny Depp Drives Fans Mad at ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Panel

by Jennifer Tomooka, Jul 24 2009 // 10:00 AM

It seems rather fitting that the Mad Hatter would show up unannounced in the middle of the Alice in Wonderland panel, especially when said hatter is Johnny Depp. MTV has reported that Johnny Depp surprised fans at the Disney 3-D panel at San Diego Comic-Con by showing up at the end of Tim Burton’s presentation of footage from the film.

The addition of Depp to the stage was a memorable end to the panel discussion, which began with filmmaker Tim Burton getting cheers from the crowd. The presentation included a teaser trailer of various footage from the film in 3-D, with Burton laughing about all the wacky characters included in his version of Alice in Wonderland.

“Looks like a freak show, doesn’t it?” the director laughed while the character images graced the screen.

Burton said the Alice in Wonderland film isn’t a faithful adaptation of the classic book by Lewis Carroll, but instead takes the characters and various scenes from the book and molds them into an updated story.

Alice in Wonderland stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman and Mia Wasikowska and is scheduled for a March 5, 2010 release. Our coverage of Alice in Wonderland continues tomorrow right here at The Flickcast.

Posted in: Adaptation · Comic-Con · Disney · Movies · News
Tagged: Alan Rickman, Alice in Wonderland, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, SDCC09, Tim Burton
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